Has anyone ever been told that baby has no nasal bone?

I went in for my ultrasound at 19 weeks and the doc said that she did not detect a nasal bone. Apparently this is common in down syndrome babies. She did however, state that this could be a result of ethnic bone structure since I am an African-American woman, but it still causes me a great deal of concern. BTW I opted against an amnio which would have told me for sure.

I've been reading all that I can about markers that detect birth defects, and from what I've read, I feel more confident that my baby will be okay. For one, there was heart problems, or problems with the neck or anything like that. And the doctor did state that not seeing a nasal bone could sometimes be just an ethnic trait. So, I'm still just trying to read all that I can and I am praying that all will be well with my child. Please, keep me informed with any news you might hear.

I will keep you posted and please keep me posted. I will be praying for you so make sure you pray for me. I am done with the internest research it is way to negative :(..my email address is swaagg@gmail.com, I nees someone to lean on, DSO is losing it

so...i went for an elective 3D ultrasound and the baby's nose is perfect looking and during hte 2D portion you could see a pefect nasal bone...my doctor is an arrogant ____ so we were 2nd guessing him and we are even more now...should get the amnio results in a week but we aren't worried

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